Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryZeolites, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsColemanite, Ulexite
GangueAnalcime, Calcite, Chabazite, Clinoptilolite, Gypsum, Phillipsite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Evaporite,Tuff · Furnace Creek Formation
Associated rockBasalt · Furnace Creek Formation;Funeral Formation
StructureRyan Anticline (Se-Plunging), Grand View Fault, Local N-Trending Fault Pattern
Tectonic settingBasin And Range, Black Mountains Tectonic Block
AlterationZeolitization Of The Tuffs
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1974, 1975
First production1974
Last production1975
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10023424
MRDS IDI000382
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.29054, -116.55421
References
EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 P.BARKER, C.E., 1980, THE TERRY BORATE DEPOSIT, AMARGOSA VALLEY, INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, V. 33, NO. 8, P. 181-187.yBARKER, 1980.EVANS AND OTHERS, 1976; 1974 FIGURE IS FROM BARKER, 1980.ORRIS, 1992.